In a mid week match on Thu Jan 6th, in week 20, Sassuolo hosts Genoa in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Sassuolo is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini struck first for Bologna in the 36th minute, then Aaron Hickey added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Andreas Skov Olsen In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Bologna ran away with the shutout win. Sassuolo is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while genoa is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Atalanta. Neither Genoa nor Atalanta could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 2 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Sassuolo and Genoa last played eachother at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on Oct 17th. Genoa and Sassuolo battled to a 2-2 draw. Gianluca Scamacca scored the first goal for Sassuolo in the 17th minute, then Gianluca Scamacca added another in the 20th minute.
Mattia Destro and Caleb Ekuban are the top scorers for Genoa in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Giacomo Raspadori has been the most prolific scorer on Sassuolo in his last five matches with three goals.